38617084 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 24/09/2024 | townley, stephen |
| | 15:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14091, 14094 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving | I was on my kayak and he was looking at me coming close then diving to go behind me.
Took video |
38577956 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 22/09/2024 | Gallagher, Toni | | | 08:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14072 | Raining | 14074 | Calm | 2 | | | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
38555740 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 20/09/2024 | Lance, Andy | | | 14:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
38519245 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 17/09/2024 | Hall, Jonathan |
| | 19:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | | | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | | | Swam very close to me and remained in area surfacing regularly. |
38295814 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ10629104 | 03/09/2024 | Davies, Elizabeth |
| | 18:30 | | | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | | | | | | | |
38258961 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ23829273 | 31/08/2024 | Gale, Emma |
| | 15:30 | | | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
38212756 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY36599298 | 30/08/2024 | Whitehead, Jo | | | 13:00 | | | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | | | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | Watching people swimming and paddle boarding. Hung around for about an hour, seemed to like being around people on paddle boards. |
38110223 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY33829146 | 26/08/2024 | Morris, Kate |
| | 11:00 | | | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14094 | Diving | The seal was diving off the beach and would pop up occasionally. I just saw its head which at first I thought was a black Labrador dog! |
38099255 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 25/08/2024 | Mason, Laura |
| | 19:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | | | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam |
37943073 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 17/08/2024 | Martin, Peter |
| | 10:35 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | When I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit |
37941841 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 17/08/2024 | Martin, Peter |
| | 10:35 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | When I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit |
37937620 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 16/08/2024 | Cornish, Lisa | | | 19:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | | | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming/circling around the same area for a while. we were on a paddleboard, it was curious, followed us and swam towards us on occasions. |
37819664 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 11/08/2024 | Harris, Abby |
| | 17:35 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | | | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | Kept bobbing up in the same place. 10 minute intervals. Came up 3 times. |
37819299 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 11/08/2024 | Lock, Wayne |
| | 14:04 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14094 | Diving | Black seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around!
At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals. |
37809224 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 11/08/2024 | Burton, Susan |
| | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | | | | | | 14094 | Diving | Diving down and coming up for a few minutes. We watched them for about half an hour. We didn’t realise there were 2 until they both came up at the same time. Sorry but didn’t get photo of them both & phone camera not very good. |
37792320 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 10/08/2024 | Kedwell, Laragh |
| | 14:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
37791325 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 10/08/2024 | Kedwell, Laragh |
| | 14:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
37663369 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 03/07/2024 | Winkle, Ian |
| | 16:13 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | | | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | It appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast. |
37629285 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 03/08/2024 | Williams, Donald |
| | | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | |
37560154 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 31/07/2024 | Gadd, Caroline | | | 19:20 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | | | | | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | |